IONIC BONDING

• Electrons are transferred

from metals to non-metals
creating full outer shells
• Atoms become ions BALL & STICK
• Componds form giant lattices
• Electrostatic attraction
between oppositely charged
ions creates a strong bond

H H Single
O
N
O Double
N Triple
COVALENT BONDING
DISPLAYED
• Outer electrons are shared
between two non-metal O O
atoms so each atom has a
H H
full outer shell H H
• Each shared pair of electrons
BALL & STICK
creates one covalent bond
• Sharing electrons creates a
strong bond

METALLIC BONDING
• Giant, lattice structures
• Atoms lose outer electrons Positive
becoming positive metal ions metal ion
• Electrons are delocalised Delocalised
electron
• Electrostatic attraction
between positive ions &
negative electrons creates a
strong bond